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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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